At The Evermore, a little boy in suspenders was tugging at a program, folding it into something that looked almost like a plane. June 13 felt warm even in the shade, the kind of Apex, NC afternoon where the air stays soft around you. The guitarist eased into another...
At Lavender Oaks Farm on June 13, someone near the white backdrop whispered, “Is it on yet?” and tapped the photo booth printer like it might wake up faster that way. The air was warm in Chapel Hill, NC, glasses sweating on cocktail tables, music floating out easy as...
A kid in a navy blazer kept losing the stick-on mustache in front of the photo booth at The Reeds on June 14. He’d press it on, grin, and it would slide off his cheek like it had somewhere better to be. His sister held a sparkly crown and tried not to laugh while...
At Adaumont Farms on June 14, a program folded and fluttered like a paper fan while the cello line for Hallelujah drifted over the gravel. Trinity, NC felt warm and still, the kind of late afternoon where everyone stands a little closer to the shade. Guests settled on...
At Castle Ladyhawke, Bailey fussed with a tiny pearl button on her sleeve and laughed about June 14 feeling sticky on her skin. Up in Tuckasegee, NC the stone felt cool if you leaned your shoulder to it, and the air smelled like wet grass and roses from the beds along...
At the Jewish Community Center, a paper crown slid off the props table and hit my shoe just as the screen lit up for the first test shot. June 14, a little before 2 p.m., the air inside was cool and steady, carpet soft underfoot. Outside it was humid in Durham, NC....
